View of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad "Denver Zephyr" diesel locomotive after the train's record breaking special run from Chicago to Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Denver Mayor Ben Stapleton and an employee of the Western Union company stand on the platform in front of the train.

Title supplied by cataloger.; F27042; "Mayor Ben Stapleton and a Western Union employee time the Denver Zephyr arrival from its breaking Denver-Chicago run." written on verso.; The Burlington Zephyr made its trial run from Chicago, Ill. to Denver, Colo. May 22-23, 1934. Later dubbed the Denver Zephyr, regular service between the cities began on May 31, 1936. The train ran 1,034 miles (1,664 km) between Denver and Chicago overnight in 16 to 16.5 hours. On October 23, 1936, the Denver Zephyr made a special run nonstop from Chicago to Denver in 12 hrs 12 min 27 seconds. The train operated privately until 1971 when Amtrak took over operations. The Denver Zephyr continued to run daily between Chicago and Denver until 1973 when it became part of the San Francisco Zephyr route running daily from Chicago to Oakland, Calif. year-round. For a few years after, the Denver Zephyr had its own column in the public timetable, but no longer existed as a separate train.

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